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Asean is relevant, should remain strong to face superpowers
PHNOM PENH: Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today said that Asean has remained as a relevant regional grouping in the world and should continue to strengthen its cooperation in facing challenges and influences by superpowers. He said many
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Dr M: Muslims must be industrious, be independent
PHNOM PENH: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today urged Muslims to do away with the mentality of depending on others for aid and assistance. He said that Muslims must constantly strive to be industrious, honest and efficient to enhance
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Hong Kong students boycott classes after weekend of violence
HONG KONG: Thousands of Hong Kong university and school students swapped classes for democracy demonstrations, the latest act of defiance in an anti-government movement that has plunged the Chinese-ruled city into its biggest political crisis in decades. The boycott follows
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Tech support: Singapore seeks foreign talent for key sector
SINGAPORE: Singapore is pursuing more foreign tech talent as it ramps up efforts to grow the sector, its trade minister said, adding that locals would also benefit from the plans amid concerns about preserving jobs as the economy sours. The
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Polarising presidential candidate reaching out minorities amid suspicions
BERUWALA: Sri Lanka presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been a polarizing figure for much of his political life. It is an image he is trying to change. When he was defense chief in his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa’s government he crushed
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Dozens arrested for Papua protests that set buildings afire
JAKARTA: Indonesian police have arrested dozens of people in the easternmost region of Papua following protests last week in which buildings were set ablaze, a police spokesman said. The area has been racked by civil unrest for two weeks over
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China, USA impose additional tariffs on each other’s goods
BEIJING: China and the United States will begin imposing additional tariffs on each other’s goods on Sunday, the latest escalation in a bruising trade war despite signs talks would resume sometime this month. A new round of U.S. tariffs on
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Mat Dan: ‘I became an accidental celebrity 6,000 miles from home’
As soon as Mohammed Kareef Daniel Abdullah steps out of his front door in Malaysia’s capital, it doesn’t take long before heads start turning and for his nickname to be shouted. “People say ‘Look, look it’s Mat Dan!’” his mother
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Demonstrators to choke routes to Hong Kong international airport
HONG KONG: Pro-democracy demonstrators planned on Sunday to choke travel routes to Hong Kong’s international airport after a chaotic night of running battles between police and masked protesters, the latest wave of unrest to hit the Chinese-ruled city. Protest organizers
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India leaves nearly two million off citizens’ list
GUWAHATI: Nearly two million people have been left off a list of citizens released today in India’s northeastern state of Assam, after a mammoth years-long exercise to check illegal immigration that critics said targeted the region’s Muslim minority. Resentment against
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